Week 3 of Twelve Weeks of Christmas Cookies – Coffee Snaps

Hasn’t this week just flown by! Here we are at week 3 of Twelve Weeks of Christmas Cookies. I decided to share with you one of mine and my family’s favourite cookie – The Coffee Snap! With an intense coffee flavour and satisfying crunch these cookies are bound to become your favourites too! They keep well in an airtight container or even in the freezer ready to welcome an unexpected guest.

Coffee Snaps

125g butter

250g brown sugar

3 teaspoons ground coffee beans

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

110g self raising flour

110g all purpose flour

approx 70 coffee beans for decoration

Preheat oven to 170C. Beat butter, sugar, coffee and extract with electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add the egg, beat until just combined. Stir in sifted flours. Roll small teaspoons of the mixture into balls. Place 3 cm about on baking paper lined oven trays. Top each with a coffee bean. They may seem small but remember they will spread during baking.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until browned. Stand for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool.

I'm so glad for all these Christmas cookie recipes, because I've tried to find some good new tested recipes to try out for this year's Christmas and I think I've found them 🙂 I'll definitely try these coffee snaps!